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Saudis wants OPEC+ to deepen oil cuts due to Aramco IPO
18:52, Dec 02, 2019

Saudis wants OPEC+ to deepen oil cuts due to Aramco IPO

Reuters
OPEC and its allies plan to deepen oil cuts and have the deal in place so it runs at least until June 2020 as Saudi Arabia wants to deliver a...Details
Bourses decline after five sessions
18:48, Dec 02, 2019

Bourses decline after five sessions

Bangla Tribune Desk
Country’s premier bourse, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed with downbeat from the gaining streak of last five consecutive sessions.The broad...Details
DPDC warns city corporations over due bills
17:44, Dec 02, 2019

DPDC warns city corporations over due bills

Bangla Tribune Report
The Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) says it will disconnect electricity supply to Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Dhaka South City...Details
Depositors money and interest must be returned: BERC
16:27, Dec 02, 2019

Depositors money and interest must be returned: BERC

Bangla Tribune Report
The technical committee of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended that fund for consumer security should be kept in a...Details
Petrol pump owners suspend strike until Dec 15
14:51, Dec 02, 2019

Petrol pump owners suspend strike until Dec 15

Bangla Tribune Report
Petrol pump owners and workers have suspended their strike until Dec 15 after the government assured of looking into their 15-point charter of...Details
Masatsugu Asakawa becomes ADB’s new President
11:41, Dec 02, 2019

Masatsugu Asakawa becomes ADB’s new President

Bangla Tribune Desk
Masatsugu Asakawa has been unanimously elected as the new President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) by its Board of Governors, reports BSS....Details
'Managing rising bad loans a big challenge'
02:00, Dec 02, 2019

'Managing rising bad loans a big challenge'

Bangla Tribune Desk
Managing the soaring non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector has emerged as a big challenge, says Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.The...Details
Panel to work on cutting lending rates: Finance minister
17:40, Dec 01, 2019

Panel to work on cutting lending rates: Finance minister

Bangla Tribune Report
A committee will be formed to bring down the lending interest rates to single digit and reduce non-performing loans (NPLs), says Finance Minister...Details
Recommendation made for separate power charge for battery run vehicles
15:05, Dec 01, 2019

Recommendation made for separate power charge for battery run vehicles

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, BERC, has recommended the fixing of a separate power charge chart for battery run vehicles. The proposal...Details
Bad loans up by Tk 39b in 3 months
04:00, Dec 01, 2019

Bad loans up by Tk 39b in 3 months

Mehedi Hasan
The non-performing loans (NPLs) of banks rose by a staggering Tk 38.63 billion in three months till September this year, taking the amount of...Details
Stock market expected to slump after DSE loses Tk 4b capital
00:00, Dec 01, 2019

Stock market expected to slump after DSE loses Tk 4b capital

Golam Mowla
The stock market is feared to plummet once more after the Dhaka Exchange lost nearly Tk 4 billion in the capital this week.The market saw an upward...Details
Single-digit lending rate: Minister, bankers to sit on Sunday
20:26, Nov 30, 2019

Single-digit lending rate: Minister, bankers to sit on Sunday

Bangla Tribune Report
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will sit with the chairmen and managing directors of government and private banks on Sunday (Dec 1) to find out...Details
Economic slump hits savings bond sales
07:30, Nov 30, 2019

Economic slump hits savings bond sales

Golam Mowla
The sale of savings bonds has fallen to touch Tk 8.22 billion this October. In the same period last year, this was Tk 44.16 billion. A Bangladesh...Details
'Unipec, Vitol set to win tender to supply fuels to Bangladesh in H1 2020'
02:00, Nov 30, 2019

'Unipec, Vitol set to win tender to supply fuels to Bangladesh in H1 2020'

Reuters
Energy traders Unipec and Vitol are set to win a tender placed by Bangladesh Petroleum Corp (BPC) to buy up to 1.06 million tonnes of oil products...Details
Garment industry in slump; workers losing jobs
07:30, Nov 29, 2019

Garment industry in slump; workers losing jobs

Golam Mowla
The ready-made garment industry of the country is in a precarious condition; every day, factories are closing down and hundreds of workers losing...Details
Monitoring on to find reason for edible oil price hike
04:00, Nov 29, 2019

Monitoring on to find reason for edible oil price hike

Shafiqul Islam
The edible oil companies are saying that they did not raise the price and are supplying oil at the rates specified on the bottles. The supply of...Details
Public hearing over electricity price starts
16:30, Nov 28, 2019

Public hearing over electricity price starts

Bangla Tribune Report
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has conducted a public hearing over the electricity price hike proposed by the Power Development...Details
Super shops fined for manufacturers' faults
07:30, Nov 28, 2019

Super shops fined for manufacturers' faults

Golam Mowla
While manufacturers of products are using plastic packaging, mobile courts are fining the super shops.Director of Bangladesh Standard Testing...Details
China to invest $10m in Mongla EPZ
20:26, Nov 27, 2019

China to invest $10m in Mongla EPZ

Bangla Tribune Desk
China's Y&F Healthcare Ltd. will invest $10 million in Mongla Export Processing Zone (EPZ) to produce diversified products in the medical...Details
Air India will have to close if not privatised: Minister
18:04, Nov 27, 2019

Air India will have to close if not privatised: Minister

Reuters
India’s state-run airline will have to cease operations if it is not privatised, the country’s junior minister for civil aviation said...Details
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